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AEM: Data shows tariffs costing taxpayers billions
Dennis Slater, the president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), says it’s time to end the trade war once and for all. Keep Reading
MSHA seeks data to protect miners from quartz exposure
According to the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), quartz accounts for the overwhelming majority of naturally occurring crystalline silica. Keep Reading
OSHA updates regulation standards publications
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration provided up-to-date regulations and standards in two of its industry publications. Keep Reading
Incoming NSSGA chairman Weldon outlines his vision
With infrastructure and other key industry issues on the line in Washington, incoming NSSGA chairman Bob Weldon sees tremendous opportunities ahead. Keep Reading
Report: Construction spending reaches record high
Spending should stay robust through early 2019, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. But trade disputes, workforce shortages and rising interest rates threaten to undermine long-term growth in construction demand. Keep Reading
NSSGA breaks down the latest Trump regulatory agenda
The agenda offers encouraging signs for the aggregate industry, according to the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). Keep Reading
5 takeaways from the industry’s Capitol Hill lobby day
Aggregate producers, manufacturers and allied trade representatives stormed Capitol Hill last week as part of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's Legislative & Policy Forum. Here are five takeaways from the lobbying event. Keep Reading
EPA puts WOTUS on hold, to rework rule
Implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule is officially delayed until 2020. Keep Reading
EPA administrator, Interior secretary visit with industry
The administrator of the U.S. EPA and the secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior appeared at NSSGA's inaugural Legislative & Policy Forum this week. Find out what they had to say. Keep Reading
